All Technical articles – Page 40
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NewsClyde Arc bridge to remain shut for weeks
Nuttall and Halcrow and Glasgow City Council decide to keep bridge closed while broken cable is investigated
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NewsClapham house collapse caused by human error
The HSE is carrying out an investigation into the housing collapse that injured three people
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NewsFire safety code launched for protective coatings
Code aims to standardise the specification of protective paints and coatings in refurbs
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NewsEurocode design code published for timber
New Eurocode 5 design code for timber structures promotes common standards across the EU
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NewsCIBSE gets go-ahead for EPC accreditation push
Institution one of the the first to launch a scheme to train energy assessors for rollout of certificates for commercial buildings this year
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FeaturesOccupant feedback: Did you have a good office today?
Poorly designed offices can easily demoralise a workforce, sapping productivity and profits. So the British Council for Offices is endeavouring to get designers, contractors and clients to take post-occupancy feedback seriously.
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NewsHSE issues new health and safety code for timber frames
Code set to protect people working or visiting timber frame construction sites
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NewsLABC Awards 2008
Stadium wins Best Commercial Project and is runner-up in two other classes at Local Authority Building Control Awards
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NewsFlood proofing should be mandatory, says report
Interim report on summer flooding says building regulations should require more flood resilient measures
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NewsArup expert frustrated by industry failure to cut CO2
Peter Head says there has been a lack of action on implementing low carbon construction
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Yorkon completes Anglesey airport terminal
Yorkon completes £1m contract for first civilian airport on Anglesey, which it built off-site
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Lafarge acquires Middle East’s largest cement producer
Building materials giant Lafarge has acquired Orascom Cement, for €8.8bn
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Education facilities
The growth in construction of education facilities has thrown up a host of design and specification challenges. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg takes a look at what can be done to address them
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FeaturesSchool building guidance: Bog standards?
The government is producing model specifications, layouts and dimensions to speed the output of schools. But at the same time it must also avoid a return to the drab prefabs of the past.
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NewsPrecast concrete industry launches sustainability charter
Charter urges precast concrete firms to go beyond legislation and make products and processes more sustainable
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NewsGovernment given 'dire' warning over R&D shortfall
Research organisations says single government body must co-ordinate industry R&D
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NewsOffsite methods needs flood testing, say insurers
Insurers say government should work with industry to examine flood resistance of modern methods of construction
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NewsInsulation ruling foils government
The government will issue fresh guidance on insulation after a successful judicial review brought by a product supplier.
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FeaturesThe decryptors
More than 800 people registered for Building’s online seminar on cracking the Code for Sustainable Homes, and between them they asked 125 questions. Here, our experts tackle some of the queries that there wasn’t time to address on the day.
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NewsBurning insulation caused Olympic site fire
ODA says ignition of insulation material caused last week's fire and suspends "hot working" during demolition of buildings